King Lear
- Synopsis
- Shortened version of the play adapted for television. Transmitted live in the Omnibus slot, the production was filmed on a circular set with two cameras that travelled around the perimeter. Reviews note innovative camerawork, awkward blocking and over-crowded scenes resulting in a stangely static production, ill-suited to the small screen, which sacrificed key lines of the text to showy visuals. The Gloucester sub-plot was cut. Staged by Peter Brook.
- Series
- Omnibus (Us Series)
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Year of release
- 2010
- Notes
- Included in ORSON WELLES COLLECTION (1946) and sold on DVD under that title.
Released as a standalone DVD in January 2010. Extras include an extract from a the Omnibus episode 11/10/1953 in which Alistair Cooke talks to Brook and composer Virgil Thomson, a 16-page booklet which features Brook’s recollections of the production and notes by Welles’ biographer Simon Callow. - Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Omnibus [11/10/1953]
Credits
- Director
- Andrew McCullough
- Producer
- Fred Rickey
- Cinematographer
- Andrew McCullough
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Virgil Thomson
- Contributor
- Peter Brook
- Cast
Alan Badel Arnold Moss Beatrice Straight Bramwell Fletcher David J Stewart Fredric Worlock Lloyd Bochner Margaret Phillips Micheál MacLiammóir Natasha Parry Orson Welles Scott Forbes Wesley Addy
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 1 NTSC
- Price
- $29.95
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 90 minutes + 80 minutes extras
- Year
- 2009
Production Company
Archive
- Name
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division
- Web
- http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (20) 707-8572
- Fax
- (20) 707-237’1
- Address
- Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States
Online Retailer
- Name
amazon.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.amazon.co.uk External site opens in new window
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